Your pet can get stressed by free bites which are always itchy. Apart from that, they can cause dermatitis in pets through their saliva. The itchy bites will results to pets constantly scratching their bodies leading to hair loss and other skin problems. When out of control, the fleas can cause anemia on your young and small pets such as puppies and kittens by feasting on their blood. When ingested, fleas can pass tapeworms inside them to your pet.

The best way to know when your pet has fleas is observing its behaviors. It is typical for cats infested with fleas to be restless and do more scratching on some parts of their body. The cats will also have a tendency of shaking their heads or scratching their years regularly. Cats regularly lick their hair coat but too much licking can be another sign of potential fleas. A flea comb would work well in confirming whether the pets has flea when run through their hair pulling out fleas hiding under the haircoat.

The climate in which you live determines the time and resources you need to fight fleas. During winters, pets and animals are less disturbed by fleas. Fleas are killed by extremely cold temperatures or are left lying dormant until warm weather returns. In warm climate areas, fleas attack pets for the whole year. The best way to get rid of fleas is to continue treatment even during cold seasons because fleas can get into the house to escape the cold outside and attack our pets.

There are a lot of flea control products ranging from pills, collars, shampoos and spot on treatments. Spot on treatments are applied on pets shoulders and backs and they come in liquid form. PetAction spot medicine for cats is an example of a spot-on flea treatment that comes in form of a collar. Spot-on flea treatment is an effective method with no harmful side effects to pets but users should follow the label instructions for dosage guidelines before using them. Dogs spot-on treatments can be differentiated from those ment for cats by proper reading og the product’s label.

Finding the best flea control method is a difficult task for consumers because new products are always coming out. Safety is another issue that pet owners are considering because kids regularly come into contact with pets thus exposing them to the chemicals used to control flea in the pets. Children can put the hands into the mouth swallowing the chemicals after touching pets or chemicals absorbed into their bodies through the skin. The best way is to visit your veterinarian so as to get their advice on flea treatment.